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90+ year old home in Yokohama being restored

Posted on May 3, 2022

The new owner of a historic home in Yokohama is carrying out a full restoration. The Yamate 133 Ban-Kan residence was built sometime around 1930 and initially occupied by the Rising Sun Oil Corporation (a predecessor of Shell).

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Modernist building in Kobe to be demolished

Posted on April 29, 2022

The Kobe Bankers Association will be demolishing its modernist building and replacing it with a new one by 2025.

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Demolition of Nakagin Capsule Tower to start April 14

Posted on April 6, 2022

Demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, a famed metabolist building, is scheduled to start on April 14, 2022, ending years of efforts to save the landmark structure.

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Metabolist hotel remains closed

Posted on April 1, 2022

A hotel by a famed metabolist architect on Sado Island, Niigata, looks to remain closed indefinitely. The Sado Grand Hotel was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake (1928 – 2011), one of the founders of the Metabolist architectural movement, and built in 1967.

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93-yr old bathhouse being demolished

Posted on March 23, 2022

Demolition of a historic and famous bathhouse in Kitasenju began on March 10. Daikoku-yu was one of Tokyo’s leading examples of the ‘miya-tsukuri’ style of architecture often used for palaces, shrines, and temples, but also popular for larger bathhouses.

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Modernist building by Togo Murano to be demolished

Posted on March 16, 2022

Demolition of a 55-year old office building designed by modernist architect Togo Murano will start in June. The demolition process is expected to take 12 months, with a new building to be completed by 2025.

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Historic 103-yr old hotel in Kobe sold

Posted on March 10, 2022

On March 7, Sanyo Electric Railway announced the sale of the historic former Maiko Hotel in Kobe City.

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The last Dojunkai house of Ogikubo to be demolished

Posted on February 21, 2022

A traditional Japanese home north of Ogikubo Station will ultimately be demolished as the owner prepares to sell to a real estate developer. The single-family home and garden will be replaced with five new houses.

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Tiny modernist house demolished

Posted on January 18, 2022

A 60-year old modernist home in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward has just been demolished. The ‘SH-60’ house was designed by Kenji Hirose. It had a floor area of just 29 sqm (312 sq.ft) and was designed for a famous painter and illustrator.

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In Kanazawa, 100 historic townhouses are demolished each year

Posted on November 18, 2021
Some of the offerings via the Kanazawa Machiya Information Center.

The historic merchant city of Kanazawa is seeing as many as 100 of its historic machiya-style townhouses demolished each year. And while there are efforts underway to preserve as many homes as possible, there are still some high hurdles that remain.

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